One person died in a fire at Trump Tower Saturday.
President Donald Trump lobbied not to have sprinklers installed on the residential floors of his New York properties.
After one person died in a fire at Trump Tower on Saturday,CBS Newsnoted that Trump had fought against legislation to require sprinklers in residential skyscrapers.
The New York Times reported in 1999 that Trump opposed the legislation, claiming he could not afford to keep sprinklers in his buildings.
After a fire in a residential building in 1999, or then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani called for the sprinkler legislation,putting him at odds with his longtime friend.According to the New York Post, Trump called at least six city councilmembers to lobby against the sprinkler rules, and even retired the campaign debt of one councilman at a cost of $5000.
In the terminate,the legislation passed and was signed by Giuliani. But Trump Tower was not required to have sprinklers because it was built 15 years prior to the rules, and Trump never installed sprinklers on the residential floors of the building. Related StoriesDonald Trump's Nightmare Presidency Contains One Glimmer of Hope‘insanity’: New Report Details White House’s ‘Darkest Days’ as Trump Rails about Cable News and Staff Defections'This Is How Your intellect Learns to Accept Atrocities': Psychologist on Trump's Anti-Muslim Age
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